Nov 22, 2009

Yesterday I went to Mitsuwa to see the giant blue fin tuna cutting performance,You know? Where your lovely otoro came from?I even marked my calendar 10 days ago just to make sure I won't miss out this event,It was written clearly in blue ink, "Sat 2 p.m. Costa Mesa Mitsuwa."

So this is what I saw when I got there around 1 p.m.-

Ehh??? What happened to my giant blue fin tuna?Where's the whole fish? Where's the head? How come only the body left?

A giant piece being left on the side waiting to be cut into smaller portions-

I walked towards the back, they even started selling the fish already-

Next to the stand I saw a sign saying something like performance started at "12 noon."What? 12 noon?No way, no way no way, I was looking forward to take the very first picture of the whole fish, the one with head and tail...This can't be happening...

My friends kept saying I must wrote down the wrong time,We even bet on taking two shots,If I did remember the wrong time, then I'll have to punish myself with alcohol (nice..)

So I checked online again, it said 12 noon...Luckily, I still kept one of the flyers in the magazine rack,Here it is, "2 p.m."-

Gosh, what a relief, now they'll have to take those two shots!HA HA!

Anyways, the head and tail were gone...As I wiped out my tears....(I really really want a big tuna head picture!)Me and my friends decided to get a small box of otoro and just finish it at the dining section right next to it-

We also got some aji sashimi from the market-

Good thing we're still in time for the best part - otoro,It just melts in your mouth,Yummmmmmm.

Now, my friends, please take these two shots!!!(I'm so gonna pour shots into two gigantic beer mugs for them! evil grin*)